Apparatus for delivering liquids



(No Model.)

S. JENKINS. APPARATUS FOR'DELIVERING LIQUIDS.

No. 449,778. Patented Apr. 7,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

SYLYEST'ER JENKINS, OF LANSDA'LE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR- OF 'IIVO- TIIIRDS TO \VILLIAM E. DOAN, JR, OF SAME PLACE, AND ARTHUR M. JENKINS, OF NORRISTOIYN, PENNSYLVANIA. I

APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING LIQUIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,778, dated April '7, 1891.

Application filed July 28, 1890. Serial No. 360,181. (No model.)

To aZZ 10710710 it may concern: article introduced into the receptacle auto- Be it known that I, SYLvEsTERJENKINs, of matically causes the operation of the stop Landsdale, county of Montgomery, and State mechanism to permit the support to rotate so of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improveas to bring the next receptacle or glass in poment in Apparatus for DeliveringLiquids, of sition under the spigot. In connection with which the following is a specification. these devices I employ an alarm or indicator,

My invention relates to apparatus for dewhich notifies the attendantin the upper room livering liquids, the; audit consists of certain when each receptacle is filled, and after the improvements which are fully set forth in the proper number has been filled the support 10 following specification, and shown in the acis raised in the elevator-shat t. coinpanying drawings, which form a part My invention also consists of certain novel thereof. improvements and combinations of parts 1. The object of my invention is to provide a which are hereinafter more fully set out and convenient apparatus for filling receptacles claimed.

I 5 with liquids or other articles in a cellar from In the drawings, Figure l is an illustrative an upper room, and then raising the filled re- View of my improved apparatus, showing the cept-acles from the cellar. elevator-shaftin vertical section and the sup- My invention is particularly adapted to use port for the receptacles and its operative in bar-rooms for the delivery of ale and other mechanism and the barrel in side elevation.

20 liquids which by their nature must be kept Fig. 2 is ahorizontal sectional view of myim- 7o ina vault or cellar. Ordinarily it is necesproved apparatus on the line x .rof Fig. 1. sary for the attendant to descend into the cel- Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the mechanism lar whenever it is desired to draw a glass of for intermittently rotating the support for ale, or pressure devices are employed to raise the receptacles. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the 25 the liquor to the upper room. Elevators have receptacle-support. Fig. 5 isacross-sectional been devised heretofore in which the recepview of the same on the line pg of Fig. 4, and tacle is lowered to the cash and filled there- Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the stop mechfrom by operating a valve from the upper anism removed from the other parts. room, but in none of these devices has it been A is an elevator-shaft extending from the 30 possible to fill a number of separate glasses upper room into the cellarorlower room,where upon each lowering of the elevator-platform, the barrel or reservoir B is located. The upandit has been usual whenanumber of glasses per portion of the shaft A preferably termiwere to be drawn to fill a large receptacle nates in a table A. and subsequently pour the liquor therefrom O is a valved spigot or delivery-opening,

3 5 into the diiferent glasses at the bar. In my connected with the barrel 13 in any convenapparatus, however, it is possible at one operient manner and movable into the elevatora-tion of the elevator to fill a numberof glasses shaft A. or receptacles in succession, the apparatus 0' is a rod connected with the spigot 0 operating automatically to bring each glass and extending up into the upper room,where- 4o successively in position underthe spigot of by the spigot 0 maybe moved out into shaft go the barrel and notifying the attendant in the A and the valve may be simultaneously upper room when each glass has been filled. opened.

I11 carrying out my invention I employ a D is a rotatable frame, provided with a sesupport for the glasses or receptacles, which ries of supports or holders E for the recep- 4 5 is raised and lowered in an elevator shaft, and tacles or glasses E. by means of suitable mechanism is rotated F is a central rod, carrying the frame D upon reaching a position under the spigot of and journaled in a frame G. the barrel, the rotation being interrupted by H Hare guides in the elevator-shaft A, upon means of stop mechanism until each glass has which the frame G is guided in its ascent and 5 been filled, when the weight of the liquid or descent. too

I is arope connected with the frame G, and adapted to be wound upon a drum 1 by means of a handle 1', to raiseand lower the frame G. The drum 1 is carried upon a drum I and a rope 1 provided with a weight I is connected with the drum 1- at a point 11' a distance from the drum 1 as shown in Fig. 1. this construction it will be seen that the rope I will be wound upon the drum 1 when the frame G is lowered, and will be unwound therefrom when the frame G is raised. When the frame reaches the top of the elevatorshaft, as shown in Fig. l, the rope I will be entirely unwound from the drum 1 and a leverage will be obtained from the point 1', so that the effect of the weight I will be increased sufficiently to hold the frame G with the required degree of strength at the top of the elevator-shaft and prevent it accidentally descending by any slight jar or increase of weight. If desired, any other convenient means may be employed for raising and lowering the frame in the elevator-shaft A. I

The supports E E for the glasses are supported by springs J, connected to the frame. By means of adjusting-screws j, Fig. 5, the tension of the springs may be adjusted. Normally each support E is supported above the frame D by means of the springs J, so that when the weight upon the support E is increased by the addition of the liquid the spring J will be depressed.

K is a pin or projection, carried by each support E or spring J, extending through an opening in the frame D. Carried by each pin K is a finger L. It is apparent that the fingers L may be otherwise connected with the supports E, as desired.

M is a bracket, journaled upon the central rod F, having an arm N journaled in it. The outer end of the arm N isformed with an extension or bent-over portion n,which is adapted to engage the end of the finger L.

O is a hammercarried bythe arm N, adapted to strike a gong O, which may be arranged upon the central rod F or in any other convenient position.

N is a spring connecting the arm N with the frame'G and tending normally 'to move the hammer 0 into contact with the gong 0. The tendency of this spring is also to turn the bracket: M, journaled upon the rod F.

Stops m m may be used, arranged upon the' frame G, to limit the movement of the bracket M in either direction.

Carried by the arm N is a curved or se mental projection P, with which the pins Q, upon the rotary frame D, successively come into contact when the frame rotates. This projection P and the pins Q act in conjunction with the arm N and fingers L, in the I manner hereinafter more fully described, to

intermittently interrupt the rotation of the frame D.

P is a guard to protect the bearings of the arm N and bracket M from contact with the liquor that may be spilled.

WVith Carried by the rod F is a pinion F, engaging with a rack R, which is carriedby a lever S, pivoted to the frame G at s. A spring S between the lever S and frame G operates the rack and thereby rotates the rod F.

T is a locking-lever, pivoted at s or in any other "convenient position, and adapted to press against the leverS to norm-allyloek the lever S and rack R from acting.

T is a spring of greater power than the spring S between the lever T and the frame G. This spring normally forces the lever T against the lever S, overcoming the action of the spring S. yond the frame G, so that when the frame is lowered in the shaft the lever will strike the base of the elevator-shaft or any obstruction arranged therein and will be moved, overcoming the tension of the spring T, thereby releasing the lever S and permitting it to be operated by the action of the spring S. The lever T thus forms a lock for the lever S.

G is a guard upon the frame G to protect the rack and pinion and the rod F from contact with any liquor.

It is obvious that the rotation of the frame F and supports E might be accomplished in many other ways than by theparticular mechanism specified, and while I prefer the construction shown and described, consisting of the rack and pinion and the springs S and T, I do not limit my invention so far as its other features are concerned to the particular A by means of the rope I. As heretofore set forth, the rod F is locked against rotation by the lever T and its spring T 5 but upon reaching a position at the bottom of the shaft the lever T is raised and the rod is free to rotate by the action of the spring S. Rotation is, however, prevented by the arm N and projection P, which are respectively in contact with one of the fingers L and pins Q. The spigot O is then turned, allowing the liquor to flowinto the glass under it. As the weight supported by the spring J is increased by the addition of .the liquor in the glass, the spring will be de- The lever T projects out bethe arm N. The action of the spring N will 1 rotate the arm N, and as the curved or se mental projection P is turned the pin Q will be free to pass, and by the action of the spring S the rod F and frame D will rotate until the next glass is brought into position under the spigot, when further motion will be arrested by the arms N and projection P engaging with the finger L and pin Q, in the manner heretofore described.

The arm N, which acts as the stop for the finger L, it will be observed, is a yielding .or spring stop, so that its action in arresting the rotation of theframe D is-gradual and there is no jar, while the greater portion of the strain is taken by the segmental projection P, which also constitutes a yielding stop for the pin Q, the bracket M being free to move slightly. By this construction, also, the friction of the parts is reduced to a minimum. It is apparent, however, that the projection P and pin Q may, if desired, be omitted, the entire strain being taken by the arm N.

\Vhen the finger L comes in contact with the arm N, it moves it against the operation of the spring N, and thus moves the hammer O away from the gong 0, so that each time the arm N is released by the finger L the gong O is sounded. The attendant is thus notified when each glass has been filled, and when the desired number has been obtained the apparatus is raised in the shaft A.

If desired, the spigot 0 may be turned off after each glass is filled and until the next is brought into position by the rotation of the frame, in order to prevent any spilling of the liquor. I have found, however, in practice that this precaution is unnecessary, since the quantity of liquor spilled is extremely small if the glasses are so arranged that their adjacent edges touch.

By adjusting the tension of the springs J, which support the glass-holders E, the amount of liquid to be received before each operation of the rotatable frame may be regulated. It is apparent that any convenient form of springs may be employed, and, if desired, the separate glass-holders E E may be dispensed with, and the supports for the glasses may be made integral with the springs.

I prefer thedetails of construction which have been shown; but I do not limit my invention to them, as it is apparent that they may be varied in many ways without departing from the principles of it.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a rotatable frame for supporting a series of receptacles, means to raise and lower said frame, and a stop to intermittently arrest the rotation of said frame.

2. The combination of a rotatable frame for supporting a series of receptacles, means to raise and lower said frame, an intermittently-operating stop to interrupt the rotation of said frame, and an alarm actuated by said stop.

3. The combination of a rotatable frame for supporting a series of receptacles, means to raise and lower said frame, a lock to normally lock said frame against rotation, and means to actuate said look when the frame is lowered to unlock the frame and permit it to rotate.

a. The combination of a vessel having a delivery-opening or spigot, a rotatable frame, a series of supports carried by said frame successively under said delivery-opening or spigot, and means to intermittently arrest the rotation of said frame.

5. The combination, with a vessel having a delivery-opening or spigot, of a series of supports for receptacles, means to rotate said supports to move them in succession under said delivery-opening or spigot, and an intermittently-operating stop arranged in the path of said supports to arrest them successively under the delivery-opening or spigot.

6. The combination, with a vessel having a delivery-opening or spigot, of a series of spring-supports for receptacles, means to rotate said supports to move the receptacles in succession under said delivery-opening or spigot, and a stop arranged in the path of said supports when in their normal positions, but out of the path of said supports when depressed, whereby each of said supports will be arrested by said step in passing under the spigot, but when depressed by the weight of the liquor received in the receptacle will be released and free to rotate.

7. The combination, with the rotatable frame D, of the supports E, carried thereby and supported by springs J, the fingers L, carried by the supports E, and a stop arranged in the normal path of said fingers L, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. The combination, with the rotatable frame D, of the supports E, carried thereby and supported by springs T, the fingers L, carried by the supports E, and a yielding stop arranged in the normal path of said fingers L, substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. The combination, with the rotatable frame D, of the supports E, carried thereby and supported by springs J, the fingers L, carried by the supports E, the pivoted stop N, arranged in the normal path of the fingers L, the hammer 0, carried by the stop N, and the gong O.

10. The combination, with the rotatable frame D, provided with pins Q, of the supports E, carried by the frame and supported by springs J, the fingers L, carried by the supports E, a pivoted stop N, arranged in the normal path of the fingers L, and the stop P in the path of the pins Q.

11. The combination, with the rotatable frame D, provided with the pins Q, of the supports E, carried by the frame and supported by springs J, the fingers L, carried by the supports E, a pivoted stop N, arranged in the normal path of the fingers L, and the curved stop P in the path of the pins Q, carried by the pivoted stop N and rotated thereby.

12. The combination of a rotatable frame provided with a series of pins or projections, a series of supports carried by said rotatable frame upon springs and provided each with a projecting finger, a bracket journaled adjacent to said rotatable frame, a stop pivoted in said bracket and arranged in the normal path of the fingers of the supports, a curved projection carried by said pivoted stop and rotated by it and arranged in the path of the pins upon the rotatable frame, and a spring for said bracket and pivoted stop.

"-13. The combination of a rotatable frame provided with a series of pins or projections, a series of supports carried by said rotatable frame upon springs and provided each with a projecting finger, a bracket journaled adjacent to said rotatable frame, a stop pivoted in said bracket and arranged in the normal path of the fingers of the supports, a curved projection carried by said pivoted stop and rotated by it and arranged in the path of the pins upon the rotatable frame, a spring for said bracket and pivoted stop, and stops to limit the movement of said bracket.

14. The combination, with a Verticallymovable frame, of arod journaled therein, a rotatable supporting-frame for a series of receptacles carried by said rod, a rack and pinion for rotating said rod, devices to operate said rack, a locking-lever to normally look said devices against operation, and means to actuate said lever when the vertically-movable frame is lowered to unlock said devices.

15. The combination, with a verticallymovable frame, of a rod journaled therein, a rotatable supporting-frame for a series of receptacles carried by said rod, a rack and pinion for rotating said rod, a spring to actuate said rack, a locking-lever to lock said rack against the action of said spring projecting beyond the frame, so as to be moved by con-' tact with an obstruction, and a spring to draw said locking-lever in contact with said a supporting-frame vertically movable therein, a lifting-rope connected with said frame, a drum, about which said lifting-rope passes, a smaller drum arranged concentric with the first drum, and a counterbalanced rope adapted to be wound upon'the smaller drum and connected to the larger drum at a distance from the periphery of the smaller drum, whereby the leverage of the counterbalanced rope is greatest when unwound from the smaller drum. 4

In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

SYL. J ENKINS.

WVitn esses R. M. HUNTER, ANDREW ZANE. 

